Lincoln Chafee announced today that he will not be seeking the Democratic party nomination for president, reports The Advocate.
Chafee is the third Democrat this week to announce he would not seek the presidency, leaving former U.S. senator and secretary of state Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley competing for votes in next year’s primaries.
In his speech, Chafee called for “the beginning of a new era for the United States and humanity” and “an end to the endless wars … Do we want to be remembered as a bomber of weddings and hospitals?” said Chafee. “Or do we want to be remembered as peacemakers, as pioneers of a more harmonious world?”
